50 standouts selected
for consideration of college baseball's top honor

NCBWA NAMES 2007
DICK
HOWSER TROPHY WATCH LIST

DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association, working in conjunction with the St. Petersburg
Area Chamber of Commerce, has released the watch list of 50
candidates for the Dick Howser Trophy, given to the top player
in collegiate baseball.

The
membership of the NCBWA will choose the Dick Howser Trophy based
on three rounds of voting. The 2007 winner will be announced at
the College World Series in Omaha on Friday, June 15, at 10:00 a.m.
CDT.

The Dick Howser Trophy, given in memory of the former Florida
State University All-America shortstop and major league player and
manager who died of brain cancer in 1987, is regarded by many as
college baseball's most prestigious award.

Criteria for consideration for the trophy include performance
on the field, leadership, moral character and courage, qualities
that were exemplified by Dick Howser's life.

2007 DICK
HOSWER TROPHY WATCH LIST

1B Dustin
Ackley, North Carolina

P Corey
Kluber, Stetson

P Adrian
Alaniz, Texas

OF Kellen
Kulbacki, James Madison

3B Pedro
Alvarez, Vanderbilt

1B Matt
LaPorta, Florida

P Travis
Banwart, Wichita State

2B Tyler
Mach, Oklahoma State

C Mitch
Canham, Oregon State

P Brian
Matusz, San Diego

C Sean Coughlin,
Kentucky

RP Eryk
McConnell, N.C. State

SS Brandon
Crawford, UCLA

P Adam Mills,
Charlotte

RP Kevin
Crum, VMI

P Sean Morgan,
Tulane

OF Mike
Dahm, Old Dominion

OF Matt
Morris, UC Irvine

OF Maurice
Davis, Alcorn State

P David
Price, Vanderbilt

P Andy DeLaGarza,
Coastal Carolina

OF Kyle
Russell, Texas

OF Grant
Desme, Cal Poly

UT Joe Savery,
Rice

SS Walter
Diaz, USF

P Nick Schmidt,
Arkansas

P/1B/DH
Sean Doolittle, Virginia

3B Greg
Sexton, William & Mary

C Edward
Easley, Mississippi State

UT Matt
Spencer, Arizona State

RP Daniel
Edwards, Kansas State

3B Blake
Stouffer, Texas A&M

P Barry
Enright, Pepperdine

UT Damon
Sublett, Wichita State

P Caleb
Grafenhein, P, East Tennessee State

3B Bradley
Suttle, Texas

OF Brandon
Guyer, Virginia

2B Tony
Thomas Jr., Florida State

RP Nick
Haggadone, Washington

P Jacob
Thompson, Virginia

P Bryan
Henry, Florida State

SS Brandon
Turner, Mississippi State

1B Steven
Hill, Stephen F. Austin

DH Bobby
Verbick, Sam Houston State

P Harris
Honeycutt, South Carolina

1B Brett
Wallace, Arizona State

OF Justin
Jenkins, West Virginia

OF Robbie
Widlansky, Florida Atlantic

2B Logan
Johnson, Louisville

C Matt Wieters,
Georgia Tech

A Florida native, Howser was a two-time All-America shortstop
at Florida State University (1957-58), then coached the Seminoles
in 1979 after a career as a major league player and coach. After
one year in the college ranks, Howser returned to the majors to
manage the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals and won the World
Series with the Royals in 1985. The baseball stadium on the Florida
State campus is named for Howser.

The winner's name is inscribed on the permanent trophy, a bronze
bust of Howser permanently displayed at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg,
home of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Both the winner and his school
receive a special trophy to keep.

The St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce is in its 108th year
of existence in 2007. The organization has long been a vital force
in the baseball affairs of the city, both in spring training and
during the pursuit of a major league baseball franchise for the
Tampa Bay area, and continues its solid role in the 21st Century.

NCBWA membership includes writers, broadcasters and publicists.
Designed to promote and publicize college baseball, it is the sport's
only college media-related organization, founded in 1962.